Mirror Mirror on the wall

I didn't mention that i went to see Mirror Mirror last Thursday with a friend. It was as expected, not a deep movie, not hugely comic but it had funny stuff and was light and fluffy and fun. The costumes were bright and very nice and I enjoyed Julia Roberts since i like her anyway. It's a take on Snow White with Julia as the queen who has taken over the kingdom in the absence of the king, Snow's beloved father. The Queen is step mother and has raised Snow mostly isolated in her bedroom in the castle high over the lake where the village is on the other side. The Queen is bankrupt and has over taxed the village and kingdom to pay for her elaborate wardrobe and lifestyle and needs a wealthy husband. She encounters a young Prince and starts to woo him but of course he has met Snow White and though they bicker, you know that's how love always starts. The Queen resorts to a love potion which has humourous results. Snow White has been banished and though the Queen's lackey was meant to kill her, he couldn't do it so she ends up with the seven Dwarves who are outlaws since being shunned for what they are, another result of the Queen's reign.

Snow White is played by Lily Collins, a newcomer. Some of the dwarves are familiar faces and some are new to me. Nathan Lane is great as the lackey. Arnie Alcott is Prince Alcott in a fun performance as well. Poor guy keeps losing his clothes! I liked that the dwarves were not all sugar sweet and happy and industrious, they're sarcastic and inventive and though don't have the same names you've heard in the classic fairy tale, some indeed are happy or grumpy at least. The queen's "mirror" is a straight talking image, not a sycophant and is located in a magic spot. We liked it, a pleasant way to spend a couple of hours.